Our lack of information [about Agrippina the Younger] has led to wild speculations that her memoirs were a ‘chronique scandaleuse’, full of malice and slander written to blacken the reputation of her enemies. […] Obviously, the belief that they were a ‘chronique scandaleuse’, which is not in keeping with the character of commentarii, seems inspired by the prejudice that this is the kind of work women were apt to write rather than by any evidence.

Jenny knew it was time to cut bait, since her relationship with Joe was never going to progress beyond the current level of commitment.

The cholerics show ambition, stubbornness, love of work, courage […]

The threadings most used are twill and the two return twills we know as “birdeye” and “gooseeye,” and may be threaded single in a coarse warp set at six ends to the inch or in carpet warp set at twelve ends to the inch and threaded double, as shown on Diagram 59.